The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Mom Unenrolled Child From School After Teacher 'Snack Shamed' Him

Episode Date: May 3, 2023

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Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different, inspiring figure from history, like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Did you know, did you know, I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was called a moment. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records.

Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm a Democrat, so being Donkey of the Day. Donkeys of the Day, ask Charlamagne. I'm a Democrat, so being Donkey of the Day is a little bit of a mixed place. So like a donkey.

Keyhole. Donkey of the Day. The Breakfast Club, bitches. Now, I've been called a lot in my 23 years that Donkey of the Day is a new one. Yeah, Donkey of the Day

for Wednesday, May 3rd goes to a young woman named Megan. Megan is the mother of two, and part of her parenting process is TikTok. I really don't know what's happening anymore. I don't judge. But apparently TikTok is the place to be for moms.

And this woman recently went viral because she posted a clip that has 568,000 views. I'm going to read you the headline of this New York Post article. My kid's teacher sent him home with a note saying my lunch wasn't healthy so i unenrolled him yes megan decided to unroll unenroll her child from preschool because the teacher sent home a note saying the child's lunch wasn't healthy i can't make this kind of stuff up uh let's make let's go to megan's tiktok for the report please i sent my son to school with pringles which is a very age-appropriate snack for a three-year-old. And this is what his school said. Please help us make healthy choices at school. They wrote that on his Pringles cup.

They snack shamed my three-year-old. They snack shamed me by writing that passive aggressively on his trash. What would you do? I messaged the school personally and said that that was snack shaming and that we at our house do not label things as healthy and unhealthy because that starts eating disorders. And I'm just curious, what would you do? Megan, regardless of how you label food uh there is absolutely unhealthy food and healthy food that's a very confusing comp that's a very confusing comment okay saying at our house we do not label things as healthy and unhealthy uh you know it's nuts because that's what actually starts eating disorders okay yeah you're right that kind of mentality does you know cause eating

disorders and it causes your little fat kid to eat disorder and that order and that order because all you probably order is unhealthy things what's nuts here is a teacher at the school told megan she said uh she said that megan actually was the one who was being passive-aggressive because the note was sent home about packing healthy foods for their kids from megan when they first enrolled in the school but even after that note megan still sent her son to school with Pringles. Megan, you must practice what you preach. If you're going to tell the school that they need to have healthier options,

then you just need to have healthy options and your kids lunch. And I know you responded by packing Pringles with a granola bar, yogurt, fruit, okay? A bunch of healthy stuff. But ma'am, the unhealthy snack is still there, okay? Just because you're surrounded with fruits and granola doesn't mean you're not breaking the rules, okay? fruit okay a bunch of healthy stuff but ma'am the unhealthy snack is still there okay just because you're surrounded with fruits and granola doesn't mean you're not breaking the rules okay rules that

you attempted to set if i say no crack is allowed at work okay just say no you can't smoke rock if you come in here with the crack and some green juice broccoli and egg whites you're still bringing in what we said not to okay and i'm so sick of y'all putting shaming at the end of everything. Y'all just making up stuff. Snack shaming? That's what we on now, really? I've been getting snack shamed my whole life then. Parents are supposed to snack shame. Try to sneak a cookie before dinner and see what happens, okay? I used to sneak slices of German chocolate cake before dinner when I was a kid, and you would think I stole a car or something the way I got shamed for it, okay? Eating that damn cake before you got something hot in your stomach? See, I grew up in the 1900s when if you were fat you would get called fat okay no

political correctness was happening at all see Megan what you call snack shaming we would call fat prevention because if you don't have more people that hold parents accountable then you get more kids that grow up looking like Big Mac from Wild N Out and that's not a shot at Big Mac from Wild N Out I love Big Mac from Wild N out that's my guy okay by the way I literally talked to Big Mac about this and he referred me to high-ranking members of the fat lives matter community and they told me Pringles are a gateway drug that's why the slogan is shut up they did they did they said that's why the slogan is once you pop you can't stop so all that teacher was doing was trying to stop you from giving your child unhealthy choices now Megan is that a reason to take your child out of that preschool do we

have the audio of her talking about that taking the child out of preschool we don't say this is healthy this is unhealthy we don't want them programmed like that i have a background in mental health counseling i am not going to let my kids get a freaking eating disorder because of a school labeling things as healthy and unhealthy. That to me is unhealthy. So I dropped my son off at school today. I checked him in and I saw that the director was there. So I initiated the conversation. So I just shared how I was disappointed with how it was handled.

I wish they had reached out to me directly. And she shared that, you know, it was passive aggressive of me to keep sending him Pringles after they did share. And yes, some of you asked, yes, they did share to send healthy snacks, but I didn't consider Pringles to be like this unhealthy snack. Anyways, there was just no apology. There was no taking responsibility. And my son's been there for quite some time. And we had him registered for their summer program. And at the end of the conversation, she shared, we no longer have a part time spot for your son this summer. I walked downstairs and I just checked my son out. And that's it. We're done there.

So you unenrolled your child because the teacher said you need to make healthier lifestyle choices we have to stop performing for the internet like this is her trying to get sympathy from tiktok because this is no reason to take your kid out of school am i tripping no no no no no no it's too much i think they kicked her out first she got mad because they kicked her out of the summer program because they tired of dealing with her if she's getting upset about this little note and she's like he's been there for a long time yeah he's in preschool he's been there for six months yeah what don't you agree about what did you this is the thing right i have six kids right and we all know that sometimes the kids eat different things so

if i go because this is a snack they're supposed to hold your kid over for lunch right and you know having kids sometimes your kids are very picky. They might not want vegetables. They might not want fruit. They might only eat chips. So I just want them to be fine until that next meal comes. And if it's fruit snacks, if it's chips, whatever it may be. We know better.

That's why we feed them better. I don't want my kid to be hungry at three years old. Hungry because he's not going to eat the vegetables. If he's hungry enough, he's going to eat the vegetables. He's not going to eat that seed. No. I agree with Charlamagne. That's why I'm on Weight Watchers now.

Because I ate all them little snacks and fattening stuff. My mama said, well, I wish I gave you a little bit better food choices. But if I know my kids don't eat vegetables or fruit, I'm not going to say, well, I'm going to give it to you. You're just going to be hungry. No, I'm going to give you something at three. He's not six. He's not nine. He's three. All I'm saying is this ain to you. You're just going to be hungry. No, I'm going to give you something at three. He's not six. He's not nine.

He's three. All I'm saying is this ain't no reason to unroll your kid. Okay, write a note back. Pull up to the teacher. Have a conversation like you did. Tell them mind their business. But unrolling the kid, stop it. Because now she's going to cause more problems. Now the kid's going to miss his friends. All kinds of things. Now you're taking him out. What are you teaching this child?

And what Kim said is very true, man. You know what her mom said to her right absolutely snack snack shaming today could prevent future fat shaming later in life that future fat shaming i i agree and i i've done it but i was i was mad when charlamagne said that too i put my son i put the chips in there but i put some grapes and a banana you're right i do surround it and i got that note from the school and the banana come back the the grapes come back the strawberries come back and eat all the chips no because the kids share with other kids the school is trying to keep a healthy

environment that's right because they're gonna give the chips and share and then the other parents are gonna complain please give megan the biggest hee-haw the credit's been rolling on BET, by the way. I know, I know. You don't want to play a game, man? You can tell by her voice what game it is. We don't have time. Sorry, sir. All right.

Aw, dang. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey of the day. You want to open up the phones? What game? Why not? Let's open up the phone line. 800-585-1051.

Thank you to BET. We'll see you guys tomorrow That's right Everybody else Let's talk about this 800-585-1051 This teacher got the gall The audacity

To tell me what I should be giving my kids as a snack If I want to give my kids Cookies Potato chips Fruit snacks If I want to give them some oxtail and macaroni and cheese or whatever I want to give my kid as a snack, that's my opinion. That's what I want to do. Don't tell me what I'm going to do because you know what I'm going to do the next day?

I'm going to give you more snacks. More junk. More stuff. So you're only hurting your child by doing that. You're not hurting the teacher. That's it. You grew up on chips. You're pretty all right.

I got high cholesterol. Right? Maybe not. My calcium test was a 76. Maybe not. 800-585-1051. Heart disease runs in my family My calcium test was a 76. Maybe not. 800-585-1051. Heart disease runs in my family. Let's talk about it.

I have beginning stages of coronary artery disease right now. Touche. Touche. What are you talking about? Bad example. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. The Breakfast Club.

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This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete, or maybe not. No country willingly gives pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakatistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,

where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey y'all, Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.

Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history, like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Colvin. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8th, 1992,

apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.